Toy vehicle



Jam 23, 1923;A

J. BAUD'EH.

TOY VEHICLE.

FILED Aue.9.192|.

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application inea aligns@ e, i921. serial no. 490,994;

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, Jo-HN Brennen, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at the cityoi Cincinnati, inthe county ot Hamil ton and Statevof hio, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Toy Vehicles, of which the following is a specilication.`

The object of my invention is to produce a toy vehicle, simple inconstructiomcheap of manufacture, highly eilicient in use and whichshall possess a marked degree ot utility in this class of toys. lt isknockdown in construction for shipping purposes and can be readilyassembled; this knock-down 'feature also enables me to pack the same inboxes, preventing these toy vehicles from becoming shop worn and l canship them at a lower rate and handle same more conveniently. Otherfeatures consist in hinging the bolster which carries the rear wheels,to the seat body, so that said parts will swing, and in forming a footrest or rests at the lower part of the steering rod above the frontwheel or wheels,.which can also' be used as a brake by the operator. ltconsists of two lrnoclr-clowr174 sections, which when set up form thevehicle.

ln the accompanying drawing 'forming part of this specilication:

Fig. 1, is a plan view, looking down upon the toy vehicle, l t

Fig.`2, is a side elevation of the vehicle shown in Fig. 1, partlybroken away to show constructon, v

Fig.4 3, is a side view in elevation `ot the entirevehiclein aknock-down condition,

Fig. 4:, is a'plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 3 as they appear inknock-,down

form,

Fig. 5, is a side view in elevation oli' all the parts in knock-downform, except `the steering rod and front wheels,

Fig. 6, is a view in elevation ot the upper part of the steering rod,looking at the same from the side, y

Fig. 7, is a `view in elevation oln the lower part of the steering rodand iront wheels, looking at the same from the side, and Fig. 8, is asection on line 8 8 of Fig. 2, partly broken away, the axle shown inJfull lines.

The supporting body or member upon which the child sits in operating thevehicle, in the present instance, is composed of a seat part 1, and headpart 2, and a neck part 3, generally made integral and of any desiredcontour, and as a unit may-b designated as a seat board.

At the rear of the seatpart-l, l place a transverse bolster fl, and llpreferably hinge or movably connect it to the bottom of said seat part1, so thatit will swing, the hinge for holding itto the seat part, beingmarked 5. rlhe upper end of the bolster in its set position engagesintoa. transverse notch 10 formed in the lower side of the seat board forstabilizing the bolster. vTo the lower extremity of this bolster, lconnect the rear 'wheels 6, by a shaft or axle 7, which extends entirely`through the bolster. The bottom of the bolster is recessed as shown at8, and in this recessed part one end of a brace rod 9 is held inpositionby the shaft or axle 7 passing therethru; thus enabling said brace rodto swing on said axle 7, when `the vehicle is-in a knock-down forni; lmay connect the bolster and wheels and the rod in any other practicalway, if I desire to do so.

At the forward part of the supporting body,.underneath the same, lconnect a brace block 12, having a :torkedend 13; in this forked end theforward end of the brace rod 9 its and is heldin position by a removablepin 14; l may loosely connect it in some other lway it' desired.

A steering post, of sectional form is engagled through the front headpart 2 of the supporting bodyand through the front end of the braceblock 12, Jformed of an upper section 15 and a lower section 16, theupper Vsection provided with a stem or rounded pin shaped end 17 engagedinto an elongated recess 18 in the upper part of the lower section 16,and is rigidly held in position therein by screw 19. l/Vashers, asQO1usually being employed on the steering rod to make a better bearingsurface at the point where the steering rod passes through thesupporting body and brace block. The two sections are united to pivotthe shouldered end, at the 'formation of the stem 17 of the uppersection finto swivel engagement with the upper side-of the seat boardand the' endof the lower section into bearing engagement with the lowerface of the brace block, as a rigid part of the seat board, and withintermediate portion of the stem 17 of the upper sec tion swiveled orjoined in the seat board, adapting the steering part to be revolved forsteering the vehicle.

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At the upper extremity of theysteering rod or post If placeahandle"20,which passes therethru and is so fitted therein that the sameis revoluble. This permits the user to grip the handle tightly"` andsatisfactorily with his hands, affording wrist movement for exercisingfunctions. At the lowerexf, tremity of said steering rod or post atopposite sides thereof I placethe front wheels 2.1,.Which are 'held on ashort shaft or axle 22 passing through said steering rod; one wheel maybe used if desired and connected in any desired manner.

To the steering rod, just above the front wheels I pivotally connect bya pin 23, two

foot' supports or rests'24, one on each side ofjsaid steering rod orpost serving also as :braking means for the wheels. only one of thesefoot restsor supports. By Aallowing the heel to extend over the back Imay use edge ofk said foot rest parts, the operator can use the heel 4toactas a brake for the @wheel or wheels. I may connect and shape thisfoot rest in any way founddesirable in practice.

Referringrto the knock-down feature of this toy vehicle; on account ofthe bolster being hinged to the seat body thus rendering it capable ofswinging and carrying the wheels with it, and by reason of the brace rodbeing pivoted to swing on the bolster, the seat part and thefbraceblock, the bolster and rear wheels and brace rod can be folded togetheryinto a position shown in Figure 5. The steering rod or post, carryingthe handle, front wheels and foot supports can be separated throughmedium of screw 19 and canbe associated with the parts shown in ythe topand bottom sect-ions 15 and 16 of the steering rod through the front end3 of the seat part and through brace block 12, and insert the screw19,;- this can be done quickly and forms a strong and serviceable toyvehicle. To the back of the bolster l usually connect a spare wheel 25as shown.

I wish to be understood as claiming any modifications of this toyvehicle which fall within the scope of this specification and claims.

What l claim as new and m invention and desire to secure by LetterslXatent is:

1. A wheeled'toy comprising a platform on which the operator may sit andpropel the toy, a rear axle for the latform provided with supportingwheels, a steering post connected to said platform and adapted tosupport the front end of the same, steering wheels supporting said post,and footsupport-means pivotally mounted on said post and cooperatingwith the steering wheels to form a brake.

2. A wheeled toy comprising a platform, a rear bolster connected to theunderside thereof and provided at the center of its lower edge with a.slot, an elongated member secured upon the underside of the platform andformed at 'its rear portion with a U-shaped socket, a brace bar havingone end detachably connected within said socket and having lits otherend disposed within said slot, a rear axle passing through the lowerportion of said bolster and through the second-named end of said bracebar, rear wheels on said axle, a steering head having a reducedextension revoluble through regstering holes in the forward end of theplatform and the forward end of said elongated member, and a membercarrying front wheels and having a recess within which said extension isdetachably engaged.

A toy vehicle as claimed in claim 2 in which foot-support boards arepvotally mounted on the last mentioned member and cooperate with thefront wheels to form a brake.

4. A toy vehicle of the class described, a seat board, a rear wheelcarrying bolster hingedly connected to and having a mortised engagementwith said seat board, a brace member connecting said seat board andbolster and separable therefrom, for swinging the bolster to aknock-down7 position, a wheel carrying steerng post swiveled on saidseat board, having a pair of ground wheels journaled thereon,respectively at opposite sides thereof, and foot supports pivotallymounted on opposite lsides of said post, adapted to be brought intobraking engagement with vsaid wheels.

ln testimony whereof, l afiix my signature at Cincinnati, Ohio, this16th day of June` 1921.

JOHN BAUDER.

